Algebra 2 Name ______________________

Chapter 3 Test Review Block _____ Date _____________

Identify the degree of each monomial.

1) 3xy3 2) a3b2c5 3) 8 4) xyz

Rewrite each polynomial in standard form. Then identify the leading coefficient, degree,
and number of terms. Name the polynomial.
5) 4b4 3b3 8b2 + 9b5 + 4b 6) -2x 3 + 10x3
Standard Form: Standard Form:

Degree: Degree:

Leading Coefficient: Leading Coefficient:

Terms: Terms:

Name: Name:

Add or subtract each polynomial and write in standard form.

7) f(p) + g(p) 8) f(x) g(x)
2 3
f(p) = 3p 5p + 7 + 8p f(x) = 2 + 4x2 + 8x 8x4
g(p) = 6p + 8p2 + 7p3 - 8 g(x) = x4 + 6 + x2 + 8x

Find each product.

9) 3x4(2x2 + 6x 3) 10) (4n - 1)(3n2 3n - 4)

11) (4x 3)3 12) (x + 1)4

Divide using Synthetic Division.
13) (10x5 + 78x4 + 63x3 + 42x2 42x + 54) (x + 7) 14) (n5 2n4 8n + 25) (n - 2)

Determine whether the given binomial is a factor of the polynomial P(x).

15) (p3 9p2) (p 9) 16) (n5 10n4 3n3 + 30n2+ 8) (n 10)

Use synthetic substitution to evaluate the polynomial for the given value.
17) P(n) = n3 4n2 12 for n = 4 18) P(x) = x6 + 9x5 + 17x4 9x3 + 11x2 3x + 14
for x = -4

Factor each expression. Find all of the zeros and state their multiplicity.
19) x4 + 2x2 - 24 = 0 20) 4x3 + x2 - 16x - 4 = 0 21) 2x4 - 13x3 - 24x2 = 0
 Polynomial End Behavior
Odd Degree Even Degree

+ As x + As x + As x +
P(x) + P(x) + P(x) +
Leading
Coefficient

a>0 - + - +

(Positive)
As x
P(x) - -

As x + +

Leading P(x) +
Coefficient

a<0 - + - +

(Negative)
As x + As x As x +
P(x) P(x) P(x)
- -

Complete the table to identify the leading coefficient, degree, and end behavior of each polynomial
function.
Leading
Polynomial Degree End behavior
Coefficient

22) P(x) = x2 + 3x + 6

23) P(x) = -3x3 + 2x - 5

Identify whether the function graphed has an odd or even degree and a positive or negative leading
coefficient.
24) 25) 26)
Factor and graph each function.
27) P(x) = x3 - 5x2 - 4x + 20

28) P(x) = x3 + 3x2 10x

Find the local maximum and minimum of each function.

29) P(x) = -x3 - 11x2 - 35x - 31 30) P(x) = x4 + x3 - 4x2 + 4

Minimum = _____________________ Minimum = _______________________

Maximum = _____________________ Maximum = _______________________

Find the simplest polynomial function with the given roots.
31) 0, 2, -5 32) -11, 7, 4